Ponnapa Prakkamakul

Ponnapa Prakkamakul (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and landscape architect based in Massachusetts. As a third-generation, ethnically Chinese born in Thailand, she relocated to Hong Kong then the United States. Inspired by her multinational background, Ponnapa’s work explores the relationship between humans and their environment, focusing on cultural displacement and sense of belonging. Using found materials foraged from landscapes and stories collected from local communities, Ponnapa aims to create place-specific artwork that truly represents their identity and cultivates a stronger sense of place.

Ponnapa holds a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design where she received the Lowthorpe Fellowship Award upon graduation. She has been a guest lecturer on creative placekeeping, participatory design, and hybrid drawing at the University of New Mexico, Louisiana State University, University of Oregon, and Boston Architectural College. Currently, Ponnapa is a member at Kingston Gallery and a landscape architect at Sasaki.

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